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Best Burgers in East Village
The short answer
- Best burger in East Village
- Nowon9.5 · #4 citywide · Smash
Scored by Brotherly Burgers. Updated September 2026.
The East Village delivers quality over quantity with 7 ranked burgers. Nowon (9.5) leads the pack, the Korean-American spot that took the #4 ranking citywide with a patty that rewired our understanding of what a smash burger can be. Lion's Bar (9.0) is a St. Marks gem serving a steakhouse-style thick burger at #10 citywide. Below those, Virginia's (8.3) and 7th Street Burger (7.5) are strong everyday options, with David's Cafe (6.1, now closed) and Brindle Room (5.2) rounding out the neighborhood. The East Village punches above its weight at the top of the rankings.
- Restaurants
- 15
- Burgers ranked
- 7
- Avg score
- 7.5
Burger rankings in East Village
All burger restaurants in East Village
Nowon
Korean-American, $$, 1 ranked9.5/10
PANTHEON
The Lion's Bar & Grill
American Bar, $$, 1 ranked9.0/10
HALL OF FAME
Virginia's
New American, $$, 1 ranked8.3/10
STANDOUT
7th Street Burger
Smash Burger, $, 1 ranked7.5/10
GOOD
Ella Funt
French, $$$, 1 ranked7.1/10
GOOD
Brindle Room
American, $$, 1 ranked5.2/10
AVERAGE
David's Cafe
Cafe, $$, 1 ranked6.1/10
SOLID
Bowery Meat Company
Steakhouse, $$$$HighLife Burger
American, $$Paul's Da Burger Joint
Burger Joint, $Phebe's Tavern
Pub, $$Royale
American, $$Superiority Burger
Vegetarian, $Mister Paradise
Cocktail Bar, $$The York
Bar, $$




